Spring 2005
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Syllabi
updated 24.May.2005
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Get in the habit of completing readings two days before class. You
will meet your team to discuss readings the day before class and post
PIQs on WebX. Always bring your own copy of the text to class, complete
with your questions and insights noted in the margins.
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SCIENCE SEMINAR
SYLLABUS and Assignments
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Monday: Cosmology
Aveni = Ancient
Astronomers, by Anthony F. Aveni
Mythology = New
Larousse Encyclopedia Of Mythology
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Wednesday: Astronomy
Big
Bang, by Simon Singh
SkyTel =
Sky and Telescope magazine
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homework
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Monday seminar
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homework
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Wednesday seminar
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read before Sun.
* meet team Sun.
* post PIQs
& essay |
5:00-6:30 Seminar in CAL
( online
after week 1) |
*
read before Tues.
* meet team Tues.
* post PIQs
& essay |
5:00-6:30 Seminar in CAL
(online
after week 1) |
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28.Mar. Introductions,
photos, logistics; form teams of 2. Take WebSurvey
by Friday. |
30.Mar. WebX workshop
for everyone, including Monday seminar students;
grow teams to 3-4. Take WebSurvey
by Friday.
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4.Apr. Aveni Ch.1-2: Background;
Myths: Intro (v-viii), Prehistoric (p.1-8) |
6.Apr. Big Bang Ch.1 + Apr. SkyTel
"NH Sky" + "Cel.Cal." |
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11.Apr. Aveni Ch.3; Myths:
Greek (p.85-198), team ET |
13.Apr. Big Bang Ch.2 + Apr. SkyTel
"N Binoc Highlights" + "Sun, Moon,
Planets"; team Sirius |
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18.Apr. Aveni Ch.4,6: Islam,
Africa; Myths: Persia [team Mongoose],
Africa [team NYDM] (p.309-324, 473-485) |
20.Apr. Big Bang Ch.3 + Apr. SkyTel
articles; team Spaceballs |
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midquarter conferences
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midquarter conferences
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2.May. Aveni Ch.5: Asia;
Myths: Chinese [team Sirius], Japanese
[team Spaceballs] (p.379-422) |
4.May. Big Bang Ch.4 + May. SkyTel
"NH Sky"+"Cel.Cal."; team Mongoose |
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9.May. Aveni Ch.7-9: Americas;
Myths (p. 423-448) North America [team ET]; MesoAmerica
& South America: team Brown |
11.May. MEET IN PERSON IN THE
CAL, not on WebX. Big Bang Ch.5 + May. SkyTel
"N Binoc Highlights" + "Sun, Moon,
Planets"; team Brown |
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16.May. MEET IN PERSON
IN THE CAL. Aveni Ch.10-11: Oceania,
Jewels ; Myths: Oceania (p.449-472) team Dogons? |
18.May. Big Bang Epilogue + May. SkyTel
articles; team Meep |
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23.May: no seminar.
Assemble your portfolio, attend self-eval writing
workshop? |
25.May: Portfolio workshop
and potluck in the room upstairs from the CAL. Portfolios
due in class today. |
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10:
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Memorial day holiday
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| Week 11: You may join the
Astronomy & Cosmologies students on their field trip,
if they decide to do one. |
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ASTRONOMY &
COSMOLOGIES Syllabus and Assignments
Click links below to post your assignments or find information.
Complete your reading assignments BEFORE class, and post
your team PIQs.
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weekend
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Monday
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Tuesday
no class
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Wednesday
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Thus/Fri
no class
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1:00-4:00 Astronomy in CAL
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* read
* meet teams
* post A&C
and Seminar
PIQs
* office hours 3-4 in Lab
II 2270/2272 |
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5:00-6:30 Seminar in CAL
(online after week 1, hopefully). See syllabus above.
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5:00-6:30 Seminar in CAL(online
after week 1, hopefully) . See syllabus above. |
7:15-10:00 Astronomy in CAL
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observe on roof after class, if
clear weather
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| wk 1: March 28, 30 |
Introductions,
logistics, and surveys (no reading assignment for
the first day); Estimating
ET workshop |
Universe Ch.1:
Introduction; Universe
Online; Space
& Time workshop
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Friday Research:
Review past projects; Take WebSurvey |
| wk 2: April 4, 6 |
Universe Ch.2: Knowing
the Heavens,
Solar
Motion workshop |
Universe Ch.3: Moon and
Sun,
Starry
Night workshop Ch.1, and Ch.2 Project 1
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discuss possible projects;
(APS
NW abstracts due 8.April) |
| wk 3: April 11, 13 |
Universe Ch.3
Moon + eclipse
workshop; optional Starry
Night Ch.3 |
Universe Ch.4:
Gravity
start Kepler workshop
(Jupiter's moons); optional Starry
Night Ch.4, Proj.2 and Ch.15 |
articulate research questions |
| wk 4: April 18, 20 |
Universe Ch.5: Light
Spectra
workshop |
Universe Ch.6: Telescopes
Lens
& telescope workshop |
research plan DUE on WebX, start observations |
| wk 5: April 25, 27 |
Present
your research
proposal |
midquarter
conferences |
observe & read; take
05ACmidterm
by Sunday |
| wk 6: May 2, 4 |
Universe Ch.18: Our Sun
Starry
Night workshop Ch.18 |
Universe Ch.19: Stars.
HR animation (21); PMS evolution of Sun (22) (Zita
sick)
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calculations and reading;
6.May PowerPoint
workshop GCC 1-3
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wk 7: May 9, 11
(APSNW
13-14 May) |
Universe Ch.25: Our Galaxy
finish Kepler
workshop (Dark Matter)
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Start Universe Ch.28: Cosmology;
Movie (Zita to APS) |
Thus.1-3: Web Page
authoring workshop in the East CAL; Fri: finish
observations |
| wk 8: May 16, 18 |
Universe Ch.28-29
Hubble
workshop
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Universe Ch.29: Early
universe, summary
lecture, Planck time workshop |
Finish calculations; first
draft of research report to writing center. Take 05FinalSurvey
(online - open book) then draft your self-eval. |
| wk 9: May 23, 25 |
Research
presentations; In
the Beginning; Final reports due (link them on
WebX) |
Final exam (in class - closed book -
easy) and online 05ACresearch
quiz . Portfolios
due. |
Science
Carnival 27 May in CAL schedule |
| wk 10: May 30 |
Monday: Memorial Day holiday |
Eval
conferences Tues-Thus. |
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| week 11 |
optional field
trip, if students would like to organize one. |
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Midquarter schedules - Please ARRIVE 5 MINUTES EARLY
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planning conferences:
Tuesday 19 April in Lab II Rm 2270 |
Research
plan presentations: Mon. 25 April in CAL. Tell us
your questions and hypotheses, and what you will do to
investigate them
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Midquarter seminar conferences:
Wed.27 April in Lab II Rm 2270
Bring your team and your portfolio
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| 1:15 Paul Lessard |
3:30: Introduction |
3:30 Jada |
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| 1:30 Ana & Amber & Craig |
3:45 Geist, Galpern, Cerling |
5:00 Dogons |
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| 1:45 Dylan Cerling & team |
4:00 Team Brown |
5:15 NYDM |
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| 2:00 |
4:15 Bryan & Rob |
5:30 Brown |
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| 2:15 Carmon & Zahra |
4:30 Amber & Anna & Craig & Lauren |
5:45 Spaceballs |
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| 2:30 Kimi Bartram |
4:45 Carmen & Zahra |
6:00 BREAK |
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| 2:45 Lauren Fadel |
5:00 BREAK |
6:15 Mongoose |
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5:15 John Michael d'Alelio |
6:30 Meep |
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5:30 Paul Lessard |
6:45 ETs |
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5:45 David Hanson |
7:00 Sirius |
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6:00 Nichole DeVitte |
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Maintained by: E.J. Zita |